Pita Bread Pockets with Pear Salad and Lentil Falafels Baked in a Nut Crust

Inspired by Lent and fasting, neither of which I actually follow. According to some legends, falafels, a Middle Eastern food, served as a meat replacement during Lents. With time falafels turned into a common street food in Middle East first and anywhere around the globe in nowadays. Traditionally, the falafels were made with chickpeas, that…

Banana Waffles Stuffed with Nutty Dates

Inspired by an effort to rescue an overripe banana Here is an alternative to a banana bread solution to rescue nearly dead bananas: to make sugar-free waffles in an ice-cream cone maker. Roll them, fill them with nuts, dates, and ricotta, and decorate with a shaved coconut. No processed sugar.  Natural sweetness comes from banana…